A decade after former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri was assassinated, with Hezbollah terrorists charged over the murder, hopes that the fallout from his death would free Lebanon from Syria's influence have been dashed by the war raging across the border. "Ten years, 100 years, 1,000 years, we will stay faithful to you" declare
The Iran-proxy Lebanese-based terrorist organization Hezbollah planned to assassinate former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert six years ago, according to an Arabic report on Wednesday. The report, revealed by the London-based Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, indicate Hezbollah planned the assassination as a response to the assassination of Hezbollah field commander Imad Mughniyeh in a 2008 car bombing
Sweden announced a multi-million-euro aid package for the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Tuesday as PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas made his first visit to Stockholm since 2009. Prime Minister Stefan Loefven stressed that his country’s recognition of “Palestine” back in October, when it became the first major Western European country to do so, came with
Syrian activists on Tuesday accused Jaysh al-Islam, a powerful Islamist group near Damascus, of detaining a group of their colleagues, in what they said was the latest in a string of abuses. "An armed group believed to be loyal to Jaysh al-Islam stormed the office of Erbin's local (activist) committee. ...It kidnapped the team
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) resumed air strikes on Tuesday against the Islamic State (ISIS) group which it had suspended after the jihadists captured a Jordanian pilot in December and burned him alive, the military said. "Aircraft of the F-16 squadron based in Jordan launched raids this morning against positions of the Daesh (ISIS)
After taking Kobane, Syrian Kurdish forces are moving forward and have set their sights on taking back Tal Abyad from jihadists, AFP reported on Monday, citing a local monitor. Tal Abyad, located about 65 kilometers (40 miles) east of Kobane, is an Arab and Kurd town in the Syrian province of Raqa used by
Bahrain's royal ruler told his Jordanian counterpart that he is ready to assist the kingdom in its fight against terror organization Islamic State, the royal palace in Amman said Monday. King Hamad of Bahrain, quoted in a palace statement, told King Abdullah II that he was "proud to provide all the help Jordan needs
An Israeli aid agency is set to up its deliveries of emergency supplies to Yazidi and Christian refugees of ISIS's deadly military campaign in Iraq, as more evidence of the jihadist group's atrocities begins to emerge. More than 18,000 Yazidi and Christian refugees now live in makeshift camps in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region,
The "Arab spring" continues in Yemen, where the Shi'ite Houthi militia loyal to Iran has completely taken control of the government in the capital city of Sana'a, after forcing the disbanding of the previous government and parliament by besieging the seat of government. The Houthi "transition government" has been established for a two year
Jordan announced it has carried out dozens of air strikes on the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, as a top US envoy said Iraqi troops would begin a major ground offensive against the jihadists in the weeks ahead. Jordanian air force chief Major General Mansour al-Jobour said Sunday the kingdom had launched 56 air
